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Surfing for Farmers are Pitching In with the Flood Recovery

Surfing for Farmers are Pitching In with the Flood Recovery

Surfing For Farmers is keen to get in a support where we can.
We will donate all margins from all SFF kit sold to the Flood Relief Fund.  

March 1, 2023 0 Comments
National Feed Coordination Service - Cyclone Gabrielle

National Feed Coordination Service - Cyclone Gabrielle

Federated Farmers have been contracted by the Ministry for Primary Industries to reactivate the National Feed Coordination Service
February 18, 2023 0 Comments
Shear 4 a Cause 24-hour Shearathon

Shear 4 a Cause 24-hour Shearathon

The Southland and Otago Rural Support Trusts were involved in this amazing event, which was held over Waitangi Weekend 2023.  

February 12, 2023 0 Comments
Managing Flystrike and Lice

Managing Flystrike and Lice

Effective prevention and treatment of flystrike and lice involves a multi-pronged approach. This booklet aims to provide you with the detail you need to: a) Understand the pests’ lifecycles and therefore the optimal time to target them, and b) The treatment options – chemical and non-chemical – available to you. B+LNZ recommend you get...
February 12, 2023 0 Comments
Fire Season Status

Fire Season Status

This map shows the fire season status as of 1pm Friday 27 January 2023.

January 29, 2023 0 Comments
Have you been to Surfing For Farmers?

Have you been to Surfing For Farmers?

This is Surfing For Farmers biggest fund raiser for the charity.

By purchasing some merchandise, you are helping to ensure that this initiative continues to provide the break our farmers and growers need from the pressures of making a life from the land.

January 29, 2023 0 Comments
Cyclying Waitaki - Calect Ride Strong

Cyclying Waitaki - Calect Ride Strong

Written by: Kirsten Stevenson In keeping with Farmstrong’s key messages about staying connected and keeping active, Cycling Waitaki has organised Ride Strong – a semi-serious, non-competitive...
Time Out Tour - Resource Booklet

Time Out Tour - Resource Booklet

The Rural Support Trust is thrilled to be working alongside our Time Out Tour partners to deliver these events over the next three years.  With the generous support of our partners, we can continue to...
Southern (Otago & Southland) Seasonal Employment Calendar

Southern (Otago & Southland) Seasonal Employment Calendar

This calendar is an amazing resource combining a huge amount of useful data into one essential tool for those seeking jobs in the south. It combines: regions; industries; pay rates; months; roles; number of staff...

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Teamwork helping farmers in the Tararua

Teamwork helping farmers in the Tararua

As recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle in Tararua slowly begins in the rural sector, practical measures and public generosity are combining to help ensure that when farmers are ready to begin the long haul back to prosperity there will be local help.

March 19, 2023 0 Comments
Year of The Farmer 2023

Year of The Farmer 2023

In January this year, Otago Daily Times business and rural editor Sally Rae wrote an opinion piece suggesting the need for a celebration of New Zealand’s food producing champions.

March 19, 2023 0 Comments
Cyclone Gabrielle - Farmer and Grower Recovery Grants 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle - Farmer and Grower Recovery Grants 2023

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has $51 million to help farmers and growers, including whenua Māori owners, to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. This funding is intended to assist farmers and growers in getting back to productivity as quickly as possible.

March 18, 2023 0 Comments
Alliance Group Donates $200,000 To The East Coast Rural Support Trust

Alliance Group Donates $200,000 To The East Coast Rural Support Trust

In response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, Alliance Group today announced a comprehensive support package for the region with a focus on farmers badly impacted on the East Coast of the North Island. 

March 18, 2023 0 Comments
Ballance donates $1million to Rural Support Trust

Ballance donates $1million to Rural Support Trust

In response to the devastation caused to rural communities by recent weather events through-out New Zealand, Ballance Agri-Nutrients is funding a comprehensive relief package to provide on the ground support. 

March 17, 2023 0 Comments
Hugo Charitable Trust donates to the Rural Support Trust

Hugo Charitable Trust donates to the Rural Support Trust

The Trustees of the Hugo Charitable Trust recently donated $50,000 to the Rural Support Trust National Ooffice, to distribute to the areas and farmers most affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

March 17, 2023 0 Comments
Minimum wage is increasing on 1 April. Are you ready?

Minimum wage is increasing on 1 April. Are you ready?

On the 1st April 2023 the minimum wage will increase from $21.20 to $22.70 per hour and it applies to all employees 16 years and over.

DairyNZ offering one-on-one help

DairyNZ offering one-on-one help

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle told Dairy News they have been busy updating all the material they have to help farmers through the coming weeks and months.

Events on in March and April 2023

Events on in March and April 2023

Events planned in affected Cyclone Gabrielle Regions for March & April 2023

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